Terisa Tinei Siagatonu, a spoken word artist and poet, asked 200 people to stand and raise their fists in the air. That was just the start of the day -- and that spirit of solidarity and empowerment persisted throughout this year's incredible Expression Not Suppression (ENS) conference.

Why are you part of a GSA club? Do you dream of a country where all LGBT youth can grow up without fear?

Then support and share the stories of LGBT Dreamers.

Late last summer, President Obama created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to enable people who came to the United States as children —- commonly known as “Dreamers”—- to apply for work permits and relief from deportation.

All over the country, LGBT youth, allies, organizations, and schools celebrated the amazing work of Gay-Straight Alliance clubs. Iowa Pride Network, the coordinator of National GSA Day, even baked the cake above to honor all of you!

After the tragedy in Newtown, many public figures, including Senator Barbara Boxer, responded by proposing a violent solution to a violent problem: more police officers in schools. Instead of making schools safer by creating nurturing, supportive learning environments, they wanted to make schools safer by turning them into prisons.

You hear a lot about our big conferences -- and for good reason! Over 700 people came to San Francisco for the incredible YES conference last month. The Central Valley's Expression Not Suppression (ENS) conference is coming up next month in Fresno.

As a student, you know that LGBTQ-inclusive lessons can have a dramatic impact on how safe you feel in school. Today, we’re releasing a research report that backs you up – and gives you tools to advocate for LGBTQ-inclusive lessons in your classes.

While I was in New York this past December, I had a chance to host a meeting with a group of activists and youth organizers from across New York City that were working with GSA activists in NYC schools doing amazing GSA and safe schools organizing.